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PCRE Patterns
PCRE regex syntax
Possible modifiers in regex patterns
Differences From Perl
PCRE Patterns
Introduction
PCRE Patterns
Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Pattern Syntax
Table of Contents
Introduction
Delimiters
Meta-characters
Escape sequences
Unicode character properties
Anchors
Dot
Character classes
Alternation
Internal option setting
Subpatterns
Repetition
Back references
Assertions
Once-only subpatterns
Conditional subpatterns
Comments
Recursive patterns
Performance
PCRE Patterns
Introduction
PCRE Patterns
Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026